1990

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 * 1990-01-17 - WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY, NY**

MACK THE KNIFE / C.C. RIDER / I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) / YOU REALLY GOT ME / WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW / SUBSTITUTE / WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN / LONG TALL SALLY / PINBALL WIZARD / BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / THE BOXER / GOODNITE, SWEETHEART, GOODNITE

Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame all-star jam. Bruce shares lead vocals on "Long Tall Sally" with John Fogerty, and plays guitar and sings backing vocals on the rest of the songs. Inducted into the Hall Of Fame are Hank Ballard, Bobby Darin, The Four Seasons, Four Tops, The Kinks, The Platters, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Who.

Pro-shot video available. Audio of "Substitute", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Pinball Wizard", and "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" was officially released in 2011 on the compilation album // Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Vol. 1: 1986-1991 (Live) //, and video of "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)", Substitute", "Won't Get Fooled Again", and "Pinball Wizard" is available on the //Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame LIVE// DVD.


 * 1990-02-10 - GREENACRES, BEVERLY HILLS, CA**

No set details known. Band rehearsals at Ted Field's estate in Beverly Hills for the Rainforest Foundation benefit performance to be held on February 12. This all-star group, put together by Sting on short notice, consisted of Springsteen, Paul Simon, Sting himself, Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby, Herbie Hancock, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa.


 * 1990-02-11 - GREENACRES, BEVERLY HILLS, CA**

No set details known. Band rehearsals at Ted Field's estate in Beverly Hills for the Rainforest Foundation benefit performance to be held on February 12. This all-star group, put together by Sting on short notice, consisted of Springsteen, Paul Simon, Sting himself, Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby, Herbie Hancock, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa.


 * 1990-02-12 - GREENACRES, BEVERLY HILLS, CA**

THE RIVER / EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE / BIG YELLOW TAXI

Setlist details are incomplete. Bruce's only performance of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" and first ever performance in the U.S. of "Every Breath You Take". A private dinner-concert held on the beautiful estate of movie producer and investor Ted Field. This was a fundraiser for the Rainforest Foundation’s fight to preserve the Amazon ecosystem, billed as “An Evening In Brazil”. About 800 guests attended (the cream of Hollywood’s music/movie “A” list), each donating/paying $5,000 a head for the privilege. The event raised about one million dollars. It was Sting who organized getting Springsteen and the others to participate in the all-star group. Bruce Hornsby, a member of the “Allstars” lineup, has jokingly commented: “It was quite a band. It was a hilarious night – actually it was basically a bunch of (band) leaders playing sidemen and butchering each others tunes. We rehearsed for two days though – we really tried to get it right.”

No circulating audio.


 * 1990-02-12 - CHINA CLUB, HOLLYWOOD, CA**

IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR / AROUND AND AROUND / ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY

Partial setlist is known. Five of the eight members of the night’s "Rainforest All Star Band" (Springsteen, Sting, Don Henley, Herbie Hancock, and Branford Marsalis) arrive at the club late on the evening of February 12 following the Rainforest benefit in Beverly Hills, along with guitarist Joe Walsh. Just before midnight the entourage hits the stage for a jam session.

No circulating audio, although brief snippets of audio/video footage, emanating from a Showtime “Coast-to-Coast” TV broadcast, circulate.


 * 1990-03-01 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD, CA**

TRAVELIN' BAND / I'M CRYING

Bruce, along with Bob Dylan, guests with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

Audience tape.


 * 1990-04-14 - MICHAEL'S RESTAURANT, SANTA MONICA, CA**

THE FEVER (with Tom Waits) / JERSEY GIRL (with Tom Waits) / STAND BY ME (with Tom Waits) / IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE (with Jimmie Wood) / GLORY DAYS

Wedding reception of Bruce’s producer/engineer Chuck Plotkin and bride Wendy Brandchaft. "The Fever" and "Jersey Girl" were definitely performed with Tom Waits. //Rolling Stone// magazine also reported "Stand By Me" was performed with Waits. Jimmie Wood joins for "It's Gonna Work Out Fine". Backing vocalists include Patti Scialfa, Karla Bonoff, and Andrew Gold.

No circulating audio.


 * 1990-09-00 - SPRINGSTEEN RESIDENCE, BEVERLY HILLS, CA**

No set details known. Christening party for Bruce and Patti Scialfa's first child Evan (born July 25, 1990). Attended by close friends and family. Bruce played a couple of songs acoustically.


 * 1990-10-29 - TOM PETTY'S HOUSE, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CA**

LITTLE RED ROOSTER / ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN / MR. TAMBOURINE MAN / GREAT BALLS OF FIRE / WIPE OUT / PIPELINE

With various Heartbreakers, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne, and others.


 * 1990-11-16 - SHRINE AUDITORIUM, LOS ANGELES, CA**

Soundcheck: DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (multiple takes) / REASON TO BELIEVE (multiple takes)

BRILLIANT DISGUISE / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / MANSION ON THE HILL / REASON TO BELIEVE / RED HEADED WOMAN / 57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON) / MY FATHER'S HOUSE / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / ATLANTIC CITY / WILD BILLY'S CIRCUS STORY / NEBRASKA / WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT / THUNDER ROAD / MY HOMETOWN / REAL WORLD / HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt) / ACROSS THE BORDERLINE (with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt)

First of two acoustic concerts to benefit the Christic Institute. The Institute was a public interest law firm, founded in 1980. A stunning performance by Springsteen, including world premieres of "Red Headed Woman", "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)", "When The Lights Go Out" (all on the guitar) and "Real World" on the piano. Furthermore we get first time acoustic guitar versions of "Brilliant Disguise", "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "Mansion On The Hill", "Reason To Believe", "My Father’s House", "Atlantic City", "Wild Billy’s Circus Story" (no tuba from Gary this time), and "Nebraska" (of course to follow "Wild Billy's Circus Story" – "Nebraska’s our next stop"). "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is performed with Bruce alone on the piano for the first time. "Thunder Road" returns to the version last seen on the first leg of the Born To Run tour (with Bruce, not Roy Bittan on the piano). "My Hometown" gets its second acoustic hearing, this time on the piano, and not on the guitar as in 1988 on the S.O.S. Racism show. Highlight is the magnificent solo piano "Real World" - an inspired performance and one of Bruce's greatest. For encores Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne joins in on "Highway 61 Revisited" (Bruce on harmonica, Jackson on acoustic guitar, and Bonnie on tambourine) and "Across The Borderline" (previously performed on the Tunnel Of Love Tour) – this time with Jackson on the piano and Bonnie on the slide guitar – beautiful as always.

include component="page" wikiName="brucebase" page="Content_Live_Downloadsc" Audience tape and camcorder video. Five recording sources circulate - the first was originally released on the triple CD set 'Springsteen, Raitt & Browne' (Templar Records) from the RT master tapes, many of the spoken parts on this source are edited. A second source is available from the master tapes recorded by Mark Persic - 'The Christic Nights - Persic Recordings' remastered by Ev2. A third source is available from the slipkid68 master tapes via JEMS. In July 2015, a previously unknown fourth source transferred from a first generation copy, recorded by legendary taper, was released via JEMS, this source was also released as (Red Phantom), 'Thunder Road (Men At Work) and 'Unplugged' (Live Line). The sound quality of this recording is outstanding. A fifth source, slightly distant and similar in sound to the slipkid68 version, is in limited circulation. Also available on //'Acoustic At The Shrine'// (Boxer), (Sounds Alive), 'Acoustic Jewels Ultra Rare Tracks Vol.2' (Fake-The Swingin' Pig), 'Los Angeles '90' (Real Live)-edited to include only songs and 'Acoustic Tales' (The Swingin' Pig), it's not certain which sources these releases use. Audience shot video is available on DVD 'A Little More Of The Real World' (RCR).


 * 1990-11-17 - SHRINE AUDITORIUM, LOS ANGELES, CA**

BRILLIANT DISGUISE / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / MANSION ON THE HILL / REASON TO BELIEVE / RED HEADED WOMAN / 57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON) / THE WISH / TOUGHER THAN THE REST / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SOUL DRIVER / STATE TROOPER / NEBRASKA / WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT / THUNDER ROAD / MY HOMETOWN / REAL WORLD / HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt) / ACROSS THE BORDERLINE (with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt)

Second Christic Institute benefit concert. World premieres of "The Wish" and "Soul Driver" – both on the guitar. "Tougher Than The Rest" gets its first acoustic try-out on the piano and "State Trooper" is played on the guitar. The rest of the show is quite similar to previous night's show. Final solo piano "Real World" until the 2005 //Devils & Dust// tour.

include component="page" wikiName="brucebase" page="Content_Live_Downloadsc" Six audience recording sources are known, as well as soundboard tape and audience shot video. The complete show from a soundboard source was liberated by Essexboy, and later also released on 'Prodigal Son At The Shrine' in correct track order and in superb sound. Essential to any collection. The soundboard recording is also on CD 'Christic Night' (Crystal Cat) and CDR 'When The Lights Go Out' (Doberman). Audience tapes of both Christic shows are available from the master tapes recorded by Mark Persic - 'The Christic Nights - Persic Recordings' remastered by Ev2. A second audience tape was released on 'Greeting From Los Angeles' and 'More Greetings From Los Angeles' (Great Dane), which was a bonus disc with the Italian Fanzine 'Follow That Dream'. This source is taken from JEMS (//MS//) recording, this version was also released on the LP "Back In LA" (Soul Driver Records).There is a third source in limited circulation from slipkid68. A fourth source was released on the CD "The Lost Acoustic Show (Live Storm/Post Script). A fifth source has recently surfaced from a first generation tape recorded by legendary taper Mike Millard but is not in general circulation at this time. A sixth incomplete source is in limited circulation and is missing six songs. Some 60 minutes of rough audience shot video circulates and is available on DVD.


 * 1990-12-00 - OCEAN WAY STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA**

VALENTINE

Springsteen joins Nils Lofgren in the studio and provides harmony vocals for Nils’ song “Valentine”. At or about the same time Bruce also participates (on guitar and vocals) in the filming of a promotional video for “Valentine”.

This was released in late March 1991 on the album //Silver Lining//, along with three edit variations issued on singles.

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